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º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Advanced Community Health Worker course will help students develop the skills necessary to perform community health work and implement program improvement. Students will learn the social and emotional aspects of receiving a health diagnosis. The Community Health Worker training will also address how to navigate a patient through the research process of finding resources related to their health-related social needs and conditions. Additionally, CHW training program students will practice evaluating resources and creating community health referral networks, exploring health improvement programs, and practicing using the tools that community health workers use within community-based organizations and in the community.

Evaluate the return on investment for advanced community health workers

After completing the Advanced Community Health Worker training course, students can immediately enter the workforce or continue to upskill with additional education to increase their earning potential.

Pathway 1: Complete the Advanced Community Health Worker training course and immediately enter the CHW workforce with in-demand knowledge and skills.

• The median salary is $35,000 per year.

Pathway 2: Convert your noncredit advanced Community Health Worker course to credit, and take and pass four additional classes. This makes you eligible to sit for the Colorado state assessment (launching in 2025). After passing, you can apply for positions like Access Representative, Admissions Coordinator, Case Manager, Medicaid Service Coordinator, Patient Access Coordinator, Patient Access Specialist, Patient Advocate, Patient Navigator, Patient Resource Worker, and Patient Service Representative.

• The median salary is $48,000 per year.

Pathway 3: Continue your CHW academic journey to get a degree in health, such as a diploma in public health, which will allow you to increase your earning potential far beyond an average community health worker’s salary.

• The median salary is $60,000 per year.

The º£½ÇÉçÇø Community Health Worker Certificate will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to fulfill established Colorado Community Health Worker Core/Professional Competencies in the field and practice of Community Health Workers.